On Walking
Maria Popova Blog
When I walk
I walk through three layers of experience
First :
The first is about the surface of my skin,
Immediate feedback of my senses .
My boots are tight
There is a twig in my sock
My backpack wont fit square on my shoulders!
But if I walk through that
Those sensations eventually fade
And they’re replaced by bubbling thought
A burgeoning of ideas and insights
A sense of joyous chatter in mind
This is the point of walk
When interior of mind feels luxuriant
A place so pleasurable to inhabit
That i never want my legs to stop!
If I carry on walking , eventually tha fades too
At some point, I reach a very different state of mind
A place beyond words
In which I feel quiet and empty
This is my favorite phase of all
An open space in which
I am nothing for a while
Just an existence with moving parts
And a map in my hand, whose feet know the route
And do not need my interference
Nothing happens here or so it seems
But in its aftermath
I find my most profound insights!
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